Dumping-wagon.



PASTE-NTED JUNE 19, 1906. 1-1, SMITH. DUMPING WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZ, 1905.

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I/WENZOR E110 071 Smith aid ATTORNEYS PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

' B. SMITH.

DUMPING WAGON.

APPLIG ATION FILED MAYZ, 1905.

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No. 823,554. PATENT ED'JUNE 19, 1906.

r ,3. SMITH.

DUMPING WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1906.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE CURLEY, OF SALT LAKEjGITY, UTAH.

PATENT. OFFICE,

ENOOH SMITH, O-F-SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ASSIGNOR .oF'oNE-T mD TO iDUMPlNG-WAGON. a

To all whom it may concern.-

' Be it known that I, ENooH SMrrmresiding at Salt Lake Cityyin the county of Salt Lake and; State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Dumping- Wagons, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to certain new'and useful improvements in Wagons ;'-and it more part cularlyrelates'to that class 'of wagons known as, dumping-wagonsf in which means are provided for quickly and effectively unloading wagons whenever found desirable.

My'invention has-for its object to provide a wagon of this class of avery simple and economical construction in which all of. the operating parts are compactly arranged and in which all of the parts ofthe wagon are of'a durable construction, which wagon will readily and effectivelyserve its intended purposes.

- I Generically' my invention comprises a wagon, including a body portion,'wheels upon whichthe body portion is mounted, and a described in detail, then-specifically pointed outin the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying "drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my i invention as applied for use, the trap-doors V of Fig. 3;

forming the wagon-bottom being open. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the wagon. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan-view-thereof. ;Fig., 4 is a top plan view of the front end of the wagon. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2 looking in'the direction of the arrow. Fig. 6is a horizontal section on'the line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a detailed section on the'line 7 7 v Fig. 8 is a similar viewshowing a slightly-modified construction of my invention, showing the door constructionfor sheet-v metalwagon-bodies. Fig. 9 is a detailed view -Of a further .modification hereinafter specifically referredto. Fig. 10 is a detail diagrammatic view hereinafter specifically "speifie tibn of Letters Batent." Patented June 19, 1906.

' Application filed May 2. 190.51. SerialilT o. 258,449 M V. x

referredmol 11 isa-detail View of the beams 10 10 and their attached partsl Fig.

12 isa detail view ofthe bearing for the hinge rodorpipe32 p a Referring now to theaccompanying drawings, in which like numeralsand letters of reference. indicate like parts in all of the figures, it ,will' be seen that .the .wagon co mprisesia body 1, including the. sides 2 2, the rear gate 3.,

and the front wall or'end4. 5' 5 designate cross-beams arranged across the wagon-body beneath the'same, to which 'the wagon-body is secured by brace or stay rods or bars 5*. 5 5 5 as shown. 1. 6 designates another cross-beam securedxto the wagonbody by stay bars and braces .6? 6 and-6 which bearnfiis secureditothe: rear axle-beam 7by any suitable means desired, braces8 being provided to strengthen such connection.

At the front of the wagon and under the seat 9 1 secure below the wagon-body a pair of cross-beams .10 10, which are boltedzor otherwise secured to the spacing-blocks 1 1 1 1, as shown. Secured tothe beams 10 10 at the middle thereofon theunderside is'the .upper fifth-Wheel. member 12, which has "9.

central stud 12 to; project into the "central aperture l3 of the lower fifth-wheel member 18, which member13is secured to the draftblock 14, as shown. *JThe draft=block14isin turn secured axle/ The lower fifth-wheel member 13.has:its aperture 13 provided with a supplemental radial apertureportion 13 to. "permitpassage of the lug 12 of the stud 12 whi ch'when the members 12 and 13 are'turnedin't'o proper position serves to interlock 'the said members. I The tongue 16 is secured to the draft-block 14 by a bolt 16'', while the'equalizing-barior doubletree 17 is pivotally secured to the tongue and draft-block 14 by thebolt- :16-

and the chains 1818 on top of the block 14, thusrrelieving the horses ofv all weight other than that ofthetongueiend. f I r The beam 10 is provided atone sidewitha vertical pulley 1 9 and on its under. sideIadj a cent. the pulley '19 thebeam, 10 is provided with a-second-pulley 20, arrangedyhorizonto the axle-bam15 of'the front tally for cooperation .withza' .similarly an,

ranged pulley 21 on the under sidefofz'the ,beamlO. f The beam 10 .is also prozvided with a vertical pulley 27 near its other end and diagonally op" osite to the pulley 19 for a purpose present y explained.

At the front portion the wagon is provided with a platform 1, to the under side of which the brake-lever 22 is pivoted, as at 22. Secured to the brake-lever 22 at any suitable point is a brake-chain 23, which is adapted to e wound around the lower end 24 of a verticallymounted brake turn rod 24. The rod 24 is mounted on the platform 1 and braced by suitable stays 25 25, as shown, and the said rod 24 has a ratchet 24, that cooperates to hold the rod in its adjusted position, a hand-wheel 25 being provided at the upper end of the turn-rod 24, whereby the rod 24 can be manipulated.

Pivotally mounted in bearings on the wagon-body is a U-shaped rod 26, which carries the brake-shoes 27 27 at its free end, which brake-shoes 27 27 are adapted to engage the rear wheels W W of the wagon. Secured to the rod 26 at a suitable point adjacent to one of the brake-shoes is a cable 28, which passes over idler-pulleys 29 and on one side of the wagon-body and connects with the brake-lever22 at a point to one side of its pivot, as shown. A similar cable 28 is connected to the lever 22 at a point on the other side of its pivot and passes over idlerpulleys 29 30 on the other side of the wagonbody and connects with the rod 26 near the other brake-shoe. When the brake-chain 23 is wound up on the rod 24, the cables 28 and 28 are tightened and the brake-shoes 27 27 applied to the wheels to stop the wagon.

32 32 designate a plurality of trap-doors which when closed together form the bottom of the wagon, and the doors 32 are hinged to the beams 5 5 and 6, a cross-bar 32 being provided for each door 32 and extending across its front edge on the under side thereof, the said bar 32 projecting beyond the sides of the wagon for a purpose presently explained.

33 designates chains which are connected to one end of the doors 32 and pass over idlerpulleys 34 34 on one side of the wagon. The chains 33 connect with a main chain 35, which passes over idler-pulleys 36 on the wagon-body and which passes over the idlerpulley 19 on the beam 10 and connects with the dump-chain 37, which chain 37 is adapted to be wound around the lower end 38 of avertically-held turn-rod 38, which is mounted on the pi fl 1. The rod 38 is held by suitable brace-stays 39 and is provided with a ratchet 40, which cooperates with a pawl 41, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, a hand-wheel 42 being provided on the upper end of the rod 38, by means of which the said rod can be manipulated.

33 33 designate chains similar to chains 33, which are joined at one end to the front end of the cross-bars 32 of the door 32 and which pass over idler-pulleys 34 on the other side of the wagon, located similarly to those 34 on the opposite side of the wagon, a chain 33 connects with the main chain 35, which passes over idlers 36" on the side of the wagon opposite to that on which the idlers 36 are disposed, and the chain 35 passes over the idler-pulley 32 on the beam 10 and over the idler-pulleys 21. and 20 and connects with the dump-chain 37.

By turning the rod to which the dumpchain is connected and winding the said chain up on the said rod the chains 35 and 35 are tightened up and the doors 32 are held closed. By releasing the dump-chain 37 the chains 35 and 35 are loosened to permit the doors 32 dropping to the position shown in Fig. 1 to allow the contents of the wagon to be dumped out.

In Fig. 9 I have shown a slightly-modified form of my invention which is particularly adapted for use when the wagon-body is composed of metal, and in this form the doorbody is constructed of sheet-iron and. is secured to a tubular pipe-hinge 32 by the hinge-straps 32 as shown, a l lat bar 32'" being secured to the front edge of the door 32 to overlap the adjoining door.to form a tight closure between adjacent doors and forming. when the doors are closed a practically con tinuous bottom. The pipe portion 32 which passes through the straps 32* is held at its ends in bearin s 32 at the wa on sides.

(See Fig. 12.)

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a very simple and economically-operatable wagon in which the brake and dumping devices are so arranged as not to interfere with the operation of each other, and from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation, and many advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains, and while I have shown my invention so arranged that all of the bottom gates are opened simultaneously, yet, as shown in Fig. 10, Inlay provide hooks for the chains 33 and 33", which. can be hooked onto the said chains to independently hold the doors shut, so that when the main chain is released only those doors are opened which are not hooked up, thus allowing the doors to be opened independently of each other.

I make no claim to the specific construction of brake mechanism per se disclosed in this invention nor to the specific construction of fifth-wheel in this case, as the same form the subject-matters of copending applications.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a dumping-wagon, a body consisting 

